Counting leading global companies and financial institutions amongst its key clients, the Mayer Brown team has extensive experience advising on cross-border M&A and sales of equity interests. The Chicago-based practice is headed by William Kucera and Jodi Simala, with the former specializing in tender and exchange offers, while the latter manages complex joint ventures and divestitures. The firm is especially noted for handling transactions in the energy, consumer products, and entertainment spaces.
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Key clients
- ACE Limited
- Alberta Investment Management Corporation
- Ally Financial Inc.
- ArcelorMittal SA
- Assured Guaranty Ltd.
- Benteler North America Corporation
- bioMérieux S.A.
- Caesars Entertainment Corporation
- Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
- Cummins Inc.
- DIF Capital Partners
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Elkay Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- Envestnet, Inc.
- First Sentier Investors
- GATX Corporation
- George Weston Limited
- Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund
- Glory Global Solutions Inc.
- Heitman Capital
- LANXESS Corporation
- LKCM Headwater Investments
- Morningstar, Inc.
- Nestlé S.A.
- Northern Trust
- One Planet Group, LLC
- Prologis, Inc.
- TC Energy Corporation
- Tenneco Inc.
- Tilia Holdings, LLC
- TriState Capital Holdings, Inc
- VAALCO Energy, Inc.
- Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.
- Wolters Kluwer United States Inc.
- Yum! Brands
- 3i Group plc
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
William Kucera, Jodi Simala